If you tuned into Hell’s Kitchen on FOX this past week, you watched as season seven’s Holli Ugalde and other past winners helped Gordon Ramsay celebrate their 100th episode and dinner service. In honor of this milestone, Gordon and some past contestants wanted to share some of their cooking tips! Keep reading for all the details!

As Hell’s Kitchen on FOX celebrated their 100th episode, Gordon Ramsay and past contestants wanted to celebrate as well by sharing some of their best cooking tips with all the viewers. So what exactly are Gordon’s tips? Gordon shared his top five tips and here they are:

Prepare for Success â€“ Before you begin cooking a dish, have all your ingredients prepared and ready to use.

Patience Is A Virtue â€“ When cooking a steak, be patient and make sure the pan is sizzling hot before adding the meat. This ensures a perfectly seared meat.

The Spice of Life â€“ Always keep garlic ready to use in the freezer. Blitz a few cloves in the blender and freeze them in an ice cube tray. Theyâ€™re perfect for use in sauces and stews.

Donâ€™t Be Wasteful â€“ After cooking chicken, fish or beef, donâ€™t toss the leftover bones â€“ they are key to making perfectly flavored stock! Simmer the bones in water with a carrot, an onion, several peppercorns and a bay leaf for one to two hours.

Keep It Hot, Hot, Hot! â€“ Never open the oven when baking. The cold air will sink your cake.

You can visit FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen Cooking Tips for the entire detailed list of 100 cooking tips from past contestants all the way back to season one!

Be sure to tune in at 8 pm EST next week for an all new episode of Hell’s Kitchen on FOX!